Tag Archives: policy evaluation
EMR – Need for standards and training critical to stimulus success
Post notes several barriers to successful implementation of an EMR system for US. Although the federal government set a goal five years ago of creating an electronic health record for every American by 2014, the effort has lagged for several … Continue reading
Filed under electronic medical records, Evaluation, policy tools
Education Policy – Efficiency
Can colleges be both efficient and serve as the incubator for future discoveries and future leaders? … public colleges, which serve two-thirds of all four-year college students, are also increasingly expensive and inaccessible, he said. Tuitions there have increased at … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Evaluation, Policy
Education Policy – Effective Spending
Downey’s editorial cites research in NC showing that the most effective expenditure of public funds in relation to achievement is that spent in the classroom. In their High School Resource Allocation Study, Henry and Charles Thompson of East Carolina University … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Policy, policy tools
FAA Security Problems in Cyberspace
Despite efforts to secure the federal territory in cyber space, the FAA finds its admin server hacked – and employee records were compromised: While the FAA was hit this time, it certainly is not alone. Uncle Sam’s main jobs database, … Continue reading
Filed under federal cyber security, Policy, Uncategorized
E-Records Transition Can be costly
BBC reports one manager in Britain very upset over the cost to his organization: Andrew Way, chief executive of London’s Royal Free Hospital, said technical problems had cost the trust £10m and meant fewer patients could be seen. The Department … Continue reading
Filed under electronic medical records
